Folk Arts - Supported Washington Traditions

Many forms of traditional art have received support from the Folk Arts Program. The links below lead to information on Washington Master Artists who practice these traditional arts and have been recognized by the Arts Commission.

 

African, African-American

African-American gospel choral music
African-American jazz & jazz piano
Afro-Brazilian dance
Afro-Cuban music & dance
Egyptian Oud
Eritrean dance
Eritrean music
West African dance
Zimbabwean music & dance

 

Asian

Chinese Erhu
Chinese knot tying (macrame)
Chinese opera
Chinese papercutting
Cambodian Khmer dance
Cambodian Khmer music

Indian Bharatha Natyam dance
Indian Carnatic violin
Indian Carnatic vocals
Indian classical Gwalior Gharana singing
Indian classical Thumri singing
Indian cooking

Indian Diwali festivities
Indian henna
Indian Kathak dance
Indian Orissi dance
Indian Rangoli
Indian Sringar (deity dressing)
Indian Tabla drum
Japanese Awa Adori dance
Japanese Awa puppetry
Japanese Buyo dance
Japanese Ikebana (flower arranging)
Japanese Koto
Japanese Mizuhiki Zaiku (string art)
Japanese Origami
Japanese Shizuo Okawaha (banner making)
Japanese sword polishing
Japanese Taiko drumming
Japanese tea ceremonies
Japanese traditional music & dance
Japanese Udon (noodle making)
Korean Kayagum (zither)
Korean painting
Korean Pansori (storytelling)
Korean Salp’uri dance
Korean Samul Nori dance
Korean Seungmu dance
Laotian Hmong basketweaving
Laotian Hmong music & dance
Laotian Hmong New Year activities
Laotian Hmong Qeej (flute)
Laotian Hmong textiles & embroidery
Laotian Hmong wedding chants & songs
Laotian Nattasin dance
Philippino folk dance and songs
Vietnamese dragon dancing
Vietnamese folk music
Vietnamese paper arts

 

European

Bosnian folk dance
Croation dance & dance costumes
Croatian dance and song
Croatian instrument making
Finnish-American logging traditions
Finnish Kantele
German choral music
German polka music
Greek folk music
Italian-American lore
Latvian textiles & embroidery
Lithuanian embroidery
Norwegian quilting
Norwegian Rosemaling
Russian choral music
Russian dance
Sephardic Jewish music
Scandinavian fiddle music
Swedish dance
Ukrainian Bandura
Ukrainian embroidery
Ukrainian Pysanky
Ukrainian ritual breadmaking
Yugoslavian boat building
Yugoslavian folk guitar

 

Hawaiian, Pacific Islander

Hawaiian guitar
Hawaiian hula
Hawaiian needlework & quilting

 

Mesoamerican, Mexican

Mayan (Guatemalan) backstrap weaving
Mexican-American accordion
Mexican-American altars and sacred objects
Mexican-American Banda music
Mexican-American Conjunto & Nortena music
Mexican-American cooking
Mexican-American embroidery & garment-making
Mexican-American grand harp
Mexican-American ironwork
Mexican-American leatherwork
Mexican-American Mariachi music
Mexican-American Orcesta fiddle
Mexican-American pinata & corana making

 

Native American

Bentwood box, mask, totem pole & canoe carving
Cedar dress & hat making
Chehalis weaving & basketry
Chilkat and Ravenstail weaving
Coiled linen basketry
Colville basket weaving
Dance rattle making
Duwamish basketry
Haida carving
Haida/Nishga basket weaving
Hide tanning
Hoh basketry
Hoh paddle songs
Inupiat Eskimo dance & songs
Klickitat basketry
Longhouse songs & practices (Waashat)
Lummi dance, songs & storytelling
Lushootseed storytelling
Makah basketry
Makah carving
Makah drum making
Makah regalia making
Makah traditional food preparation
Makah traditional song & dance
Nez Perce storytelling
Quileute basketry
Salish art & design
Salish basketry
Salish carving
Salish weaving
S’Klallam carving
Skokomish relief carving
Suquamish arts & basketry
Swinomish woolen weaving
Tlingit mask carving
Tlingit totem pole carving
Tlingit (Hoonah) arts & oral history
Tsimshian arts & culture
Tsimshian basketry
Tsimshian design & carving
Twana basketry
Twana dance & songs
Yakama beading & veil making
Yakama drumming & drum making
Yakama hats & sally bags

Yakama salmon ceremonies & preparation
Yurok basketry

 

Regional & Occupational Traditions

Bluegrass music
Burl carving
Cabinet and chair making
Chainsaw carving
Cowboy poetry
Cowboy songs
Fisher traditions
Grange hall music & dance
Guitar making
Logger poetry & songs
Logging arts
Quilting
Rawhide braiding
Relief carving
Western swing fiddle music
Wheatweaving

 

South American

Brazilian Capoeira dance

 

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